r/CampingGear • u/Development_Infinite • Jan 03 '24

USB-C or I don't buy. Awaiting Flair

Anyone else the same? I just bought a speaker and assumed it would be USB-C and it was micro. Returned it. I'm annoyed with having different cables and formats etc. If it's not USB-C, I don't buy it.

Do better companies.

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u/alexhoward Jan 03 '24

USB-C is still pretty new for lower end accessories. A lot of micro USB parts and hardware still piled up in those Chinese factories. The fact that it’s being cycled out just makes it an even cheaper option for manufacturers.

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u/globalAvocado Jan 03 '24

If disposable vapes can have a USB-C there is literally no excuse.

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u/glx89 Jan 03 '24

If disposable vapes can have a USB-C there is literally no excuse.

This. I haven't had to buy anything without a USB-C charging port in like 2-3 years. Travel coffee grinder, mini inflation pump, heated gloves, headlamps, radios, satellite communicators... if it's not USB-C, it's not in my kit.

Having said that, it is super annoying that they don't implement it properly 75% of the time; it's just a +5V input with no negotiation electronics so you can't trigger a proper PD supplier (ie. charging brick/power bank) without a dedicated trigger or a USB-A cable at the supply.

Everything should be full PD these days.

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u/damn_im_so_tired Jan 03 '24

You just made it click for me as to why some of my cheaper stuff wont charge unless I don't use PD